Mossad
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Mossad
C20: Hebrew Mosad LeModi'in U-LeTafkidim Miyuhadim establishment for information and special tasks
Example Sentences
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Two members of its advisory board were former heads of Mossad, the Israeli government intelligence agency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The 2008 elimination of Imad Mughniyeh, a Hezbollah terrorist, in Damascus, Syria, might have been a moment of tactical synergy between the CIA and the Mossad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Those officials had been tracked over months by the CIA and Mossad, amongst others.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
The first three seasons of "Tehran", which focused on a Mossad agent working undercover in the Iranian capital, were filmed in Athens.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
With his network of intelligence contacts from Scotland Yard, Le Surite, and the Mossad, he had access to the kind of information that terrorists pay for dearly .
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn
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